DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 07/15 Hampshire_IL 889ft pt37818@42.147,-88.420,844ft BLIPSPOT sfc.temp. adjusted by +0.1 degF SPONSORED BY: ChicagoLand Glider Council RUC - Last Analysis,Validation Time = 18Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 0657z - - 0701z - - 1333z - - 1601z - - 1902z Update Time FCST PERIOD 6 hr - - 9 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 71.3 - - 76.3 - - 80.0 - - 86.4 - - 82.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 15 - - 141 - - 33 - - 84 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 511 - - 1732 - - 2377 - - 5121 - - 48 BL Depth Hcrit 920 - - 1600 - - 921 - - 3765 - - 921 Hcrit BL Top 1400 - - 2621 - - 3266 - - 6010 - - 937 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 816 - - 1178 - - 2511 - - 2468 - - 5574 Hgt.Variab. W* 83 - - 261 - - 189 - - 329 - - 16 W* B/S 3 - - 10 - - 4 - - 8 - - 2 B/S BL Wind 5 - - 5 - - 8 - - 8 - - 1 BL Wind Direction 255 - - 210 - - 224 - - 223 - - 256 Direction Wind Shear 3 - - 2 - - 5 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -1 - - -3 - - -13 - - 3 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent 464 - - 716 - - 658 - - 1574 - - -1681 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 936 - - 1905 - - 2609 - - 4436 - - 2618 sfcLCL ODpotential 215 - - 337 - - -255 - - 369 - - -2432 ODpotential blCL 1185 - - 2284 - - 3521 - - 5641 - - 3369 blCL maxRH 100 - - 98 - - 100 - - 95 - - 100 maxRH CAPE 440 - - 740 - - 1460 - - 1580 - - 2330 CAPE Temp@2m 71.3 - - 76.3 - - 80.0 - - 86.4 - - 82.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 70.0 - - 70.7 - - 71.2 - - 69.8 - - 73.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 71.3 - - 75.6 - - 79.7 - - 85.8 - - 82.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 69.8 - - 70.2 - - 70.6 - - 68.7 - - 72.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 15 - - 141 - - 33 - - 84 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 511 - - 1732 - - 2377 - - 5121 - - 48 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 100 - - 92 - - 101 - - 79 - - 100 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 14 - - 18 EXPERIMENT2 PROFILES OF WIND SPEED [kt] AND DIRECTION [degTrue] ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- Height 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z [ft] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [ft] 99289 37 083 31 098 33 093 27 094 30 103 99289 91731 29 088 29 086 26 095 25 101 27 089 91731 85929 26 095 27 082 22 100 26 094 21 090 85929 81147 22 088 24 088 20 102 21 089 17 093 81147 77040 20 086 22 084 21 102 16 094 16 092 77040 73407 18 080 16 078 20 099 14 103 14 083 73407 70116 15 074 14 088 17 077 15 098 11 099 70116 67097 14 066 15 098 11 053 13 085 11 098 67097 64307 13 041 14 065 6 052 9 067 10 077 64307 61613 6 036 9 037 3 076 2 073 6 038 61613 58813 10 022 7 048 4 347 0 300 4 357 58813 55927 18 313 14 311 15 300 11 306 12 327 55927 53212 16 293 18 289 18 274 20 281 23 292 53212 50803 18 303 20 299 12 274 18 282 23 272 50803 48650 26 304 28 302 20 309 24 305 24 284 48650 46693 28 297 26 297 26 304 27 296 32 285 46693 44895 23 296 21 297 23 296 22 287 33 282 44895 43226 19 315 19 307 19 297 19 282 27 275 43226 41659 20 332 18 317 17 323 19 281 21 264 41659 40182 24 342 18 335 18 339 22 287 19 256 40182 38784 27 346 18 353 16 352 21 289 18 257 38784 37426 28 346 16 004 17 002 15 282 19 264 37426 36040 26 345 15 003 13 011 13 266 21 266 36040 34595 22 346 14 347 9 337 17 273 22 273 34595 33094 20 350 13 331 12 313 20 283 24 282 33094 31526 19 351 12 325 14 310 18 284 24 285 31526 29879 17 356 10 321 13 314 15 284 20 279 29879 28151 12 007 9 310 11 319 14 291 18 278 28151 26341 7 009 8 300 11 322 15 306 15 290 26341 24454 8 332 11 318 10 331 13 320 11 302 24454 22496 12 329 13 336 10 344 7 328 6 287 22496 20467 10 331 11 341 9 348 4 329 6 270 20467 18357 4 347 9 001 7 341 4 300 7 273 18357 16208 1 304 5 015 4 328 5 301 5 289 16208 14136 2 139 2 081 3 292 4 335 1 298 14136 12251 2 177 4 101 3 212 4 266 1 163 12251 10575 5 186 4 125 7 219 8 226 3 218 10575 9085 7 175 5 139 7 228 7 197 5 216 9085 7762 12 171 8 172 8 224 8 205 4 223 7762 6589 12 161 10 180 9 225 9*215 3 264 6589 5548 9 157 11 175 12 207 9*218 6 261 5548 4631 6 170 10 169 12 205 8 221 7 268 4631 3819 5 177 8 175 12*206 8 222 7 273 3819 3092 4 187 8*182 10*215 8 224 6 277 3092 2446 4 227 6*201 9 222 8 224 6 276 2446 1908 6 262 5 211 8 226 8 225 4 275 1908 1495 8*261 5 212 8 229 7 225 3 272 1495 1209 7*256 5 214 7 229 7 226 2 268 1209 1036 6 256 4 215 7 231 6 226 2 262 1036 937 4 253 4 216 5 231 6 226 1*256 937 PARAMETER KEY: (basic parameter information is provided at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/basic_parameters.html) (more complete parameter descriptions are at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/RUC/INFO/parameters.html) (additional help is at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/index.html, e.g. "For NEW USERS" section) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time = UTC Time of BLIPSPOT calculation FCST PERIOD = Hours from model initialization time Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] Hcrit = Height of Critical Updraft Strength [ftMSL] BL Top = Height of Boundary Layer Top (TI=0 height) [ftMSL] Hgt.Variab = Thermal Height Variability (difference between TI=+4{F} & TI=0 Heights) [ft] W* = Thermal Updraft Velocity (subtract glider sink rate to get vario) [fpm] B/S = Buoyancy/Shear Ratio (thermals may be unworkable if 5 or less) BL Wind = Wind Speed averaged through BL [kt] Direction = Wind Direction averaged through BL [degTrue] Max.Converg = Max. Vertical Velocity created by BL Convergence [x10^-2 kt] (note: BLIPMAPs provide better evaluation since convergence lines are usually mobile CLOUDpotent = Expect clouds at or above sfcLCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & sfcLCL) [ft] sfcLCL = Base of Lowest Clouds, if CLOUDpotent>0 (LCL = Lifting Condensation Level based upon sfc. humidity) [ftMSL] ODpotential = Expect extensive clouds at blCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & blCL) [ft] bLCL = Base of Extensive Clouds, if ODpotential>0 (bl CL = Condensation Level based upon BL humidity) [ftMSL] maxRH = Maximum Relative Humidity in BL [%] CAPE = Convective Available Potential Energy [J/kg] Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] DewPt@2m = Dew Point Temp. at 2m AGL [F] Temp@Bot = Temperature at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) DewPt@Bot = Dew Point Temp. at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] EXPERIMENT = Mystery variable for test purposes (intended for DrJack's use) * = Indicates BL Top (TI=0 Height) on profiles Note: printed heights are for 18Z - heights for other times differ slightly Results neglect thermals created by small-scale features not resolved by the smoothed model topography